About the Company
Founded in 2011, Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) is a global leader in creating and managing unique hospitality experiences. Operating in 26 countries with 91 venues, SHG delivers high-quality services across resorts, beach clubs, restaurants, and nightlife venues. Notable concepts in its portfolio include METT Hotels & Resorts, Azure Beach, Ammos, Dream, SUSHISAMBA, and more.
About the Role
We are currently looking for Pastry Sous Chef to join our team in L'Amo Bistro del Mare!
L'Amo Bistro del Mare brings the authentic flavors of Italy to Dubai, delivering a refined dining experience centered on classic Italian cuisine. Located at Dubai Harbour, the restaurant offers elegant alfresco seating with breathtaking waterfront views and spectacular sunsets, creating a truly memorable atmosphere.
Responsibilities
- Manages day-to-day operations of the pastry and bakery section of the kitchen.
- Prepares a wide variety of goods, such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread, etc. following standard restaurant recipes.
- Develop, design and create new ideas and items for pastry section.
- Create new and exciting desserts to renew menus and engage the interest of customers.
- Ensure excellent quality throughout dessert offerings.
- Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
- Decorate pastries and desserts and ensures the food presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
- Supervise and coordinate all pastry and dessert preparation and presentation.
- Monitor stocks of baking ingredients and make appropriate orders within budget.
- Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking.
- Report all equipment problems and maintenance issues, known safety hazards, or unsafe practices and procedures to supervise immediately.
- Observes compliance with the company's policies and procedures, as well as, governmental laws and regulations.
- Attends food seminars and exhibitions.
- Performs other duties pertinent to this job as assigned.
- Communicates report and kitchen operational issues on a daily basis with the Head Chef.
- Works closely with subordinates to ensure information transmission at all times.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years as Pastry Chef.
Required Skills
- Good knowledge of different types of pastries and desserts.
- Prior management experience in a similar kitchen environment.
- Fluent in English.
- Good knowledge of kitchen policies and procedures, their development and applications.
- Excellent knowledge of Food Safety, HACCP, Sanitation, and Personal Hygiene basics.
- Ability to maintain high quality control standards.
- Ordered and systematic in work.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and management skills.
- Strong planning and budgetary skills.
- High coaching skills are a must in order to maintain the positive and supportive role with the kitchen teams.
- Highly cooperative team spirit.
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead by example in a multicultural environment.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Creativity.
